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BECHTEL PETROLEUM v. CONTINENTAL INS. CO.

No. B140133.

117 Cal.Rptr.2d 399 (2002)

BECHTEL PETROLEUM OPERATIONS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al. Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven.

As Modified March 28, 2002.

Review Granted May 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schaffer, Lax, McNaughton & Chen and John H. Horwitz, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Sehr Cortner McNaboe Colliau & Jordan, San Francisco, and W. Heather Sourial, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Continental Insurance Company.

Sinnott, Dito, Moura & Puebla and Randolph P. Sinnott, Los Angeles; Wiley Rein & Fielding and Theodore A. Howard, Santa Ana, for Defendant and Respondent Steadfast Insurance Company.

Morris, Polich & Purdy, Jeffrey S. Barron, David Vendler, and Lee I. Petersil, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Royal Insurance Company of America.

BOLAND, J.*

SUMMARY

This is an appeal from the trial court's grant of summary judgment to several insurers. The court concluded the insurers had no duty to defend an insured, Bechtel Petroleum Operations, Inc., against lawsuits brought by employees of Bechtel's subcontractors. The lawsuits sought damages for injuries caused by years of exposure to toxic substances at a work site...

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